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Crystal meth in socks brings extra charges

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By HERNANDO TODAY STAFF

Published: May 6, 2009

Updated: 05/06/2009 05:51 pm

Richard Nichols

SPRING HILL - Deputies say a man brought two bags of crystal methamphetamine into the jail following his arrest Tuesday.

A traffic stop was performed at Spring Hill Drive and Barclay Avenue after a deputy said he noticed the red pickup truck had a broken brake light.

The driver, Richard Nichols, was eventually arrested after it was discovered that his license was suspended and he had four prior convictions for driving on a suspended license, according to a report.

Nichols, 29, was taken to the county jail on the criminal citation charge. As the deputy filled out the paperwork, a booking officer told him two bags of meth were found in Nichols' socks, a report states.

Nichols identified it as his "ice cream." A field test indicated it was meth. Nichols was additionally charged with possession of methamphetamine and introduction of contraband into the jail.

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